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Federal Police also makes responsible to three operators for the air accident
by LEONARDO SOUZA
In the partial report that will be delivered to Federal Justice tomorrow, the Federal Policy points that, of the 13 controllers of air traffic heard in the inquiry on the accident with the Goal, three had bigger responsibility. One of them is the one of the tower of control of Sao Jose dos Caomposs (SP) and two are of the tower of Brasilia. The commission agent of the PF Ramon Da Silva Almeida will ask for time extension of the inquiry, that he finishes tomorrow. As the majority of the flight controllers are from Aeronautic Force, but they carry on a considered civil activity, the PF will consult the Justice the way to treat them in the inquiry: if as common people, able to be accused, or if only must point the identified irregularities, suggesting the accusation, but leaving the decision to military court.
In the partial report, the Federal Policy will relate the committed errors per eachcontroller, but without associating them with eventual crimes. As the Folha anticipated last week, the final report will not point an only guilty group for the accident, but tos a conjunction of failures and responsibilities.
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The three factors
In summary, in the vision of the PF, the accident would have not occurred if: 1 - The members of the Legacy crew had respected the plan of flight or insisted on the contact with the center of Brasilia; 2 - The flight controllers had detected that the Legacy flied at not foreseen altitude. Therefore, even without getting in contact with the Legacy, they could have informed the Gol´s crew to deviate from the route; 3 - If there where not "blind areas" between the radars, the flight controllers could have detected easily that the executive jet did not meet the altitude foreseen in its plan.